Charles-Valentin Alkan: Virtuosity and Vision. Interview with Vincenzo Maltempo
by Gaia Sokoli Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival confirms itself as an unmissable event, packed with events, once again this year. Among the most anticipated is the one featuring Campanian pianist Vincenzo Maltempo, born in 1985, one of the most acclaimed of his generation. Maltempo will be the protagonist of a meeting on September […]
Chopin Immortal. An Interview with Pianist Luigi Carroccia
by Sebastiana Ierna Gifted with brilliant talent and a strong passion for the piano repertoire, Luigi Carroccia, despite not having begun his musical studies at a young age, has certainly accelerated his career. In just a few years, he has won awards at the Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, the Ferruccio Busoni Competition […]
One piano, three centuries of music. An interview with Alessandro Artese.
by Michela Ianniciello Alessandro Artese presents a journey through time from Haydn to Scriabin at Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival 2025. The young twenty-four-year-old pianist, winner of the Grand Prix at the Rosario Marciano Competition in Vienna and first prize at the Massarosa International Piano Competition, arrives for the first time at the prestigious […]
Django Reinhardt’s Mogar: A Legendary Guitar on Display at the Acoustic Guitar Village
At the Acoustic Guitar Village, a guitar with an extraordinary history will be on display: the Mogar (Monzino & Garlandini of Milan) played by Django Reinhardt during his stay in Rome in 1950. This instrument has a long history marked by signatures engraved on the soundboard, including those of Renato Rascel, Carlo Pedersoli (Bud Spencer), […]
Cremona Musica 2025: legendary violinist Midori among the awarded artists
Cremona, September 22nd 2025- Everything is ready in Cremona for the 2025 edition of Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival, scheduled for September 26th to 28th. Among the numerous guests and events, the names of the artists who will be honored with the Cremona Musica Awards have been announced: for many years now, performers and […]